Abstract:
A heat-conditioned polyamide composition comprising polyhydric alcohol additives that is acid-resistant without adversely affecting mechanical properties of articles molded therefrom is provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a gas-driven rotary filter comprising: a) a housing; b) a filter drum positioned within the housing and rotatable about its axis in a first direction within the housing; and c) means to provide a flow of gas within a gas space between the circumference of the filter drum and the housing in a second direction, characterised in that the gas-driven rotary filter is adapted to inhibit migration of solvent vapour through a gas space between an end of the filter drum and the housing. The invention also relates to a method for separating a solid from a solvent in the gas-driven rotary filter, and a process for manufacturing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid incorporating this method.
Abstract:
Elastic band products of high durability and quality are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of producing durable, high quality elastic band products using modified anvil blocks, including shaped anvil blocks, anvil blocks with lateral protuberances and/or anvil blocks with teeth. The disclosed methods result in reduced elastic yarn thread slippage both during production and in the finished elastic band product.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to fluorine-free compositions rendering textile articles, such as carpets and other textile floor coverings made from synthetic fibres or natural fibres which are water repellent, soil resistant and stain resistant. The invention pertains additionally to a method for treating textile articles and treated textile articles especially carpets are water repellent, soil resistant and stain resistant.
Abstract:
A multicolor carpet comprising a plurality of tufted yarns, wherein the yarns comprise solution-dyed bulked continuous filaments, wherein at least one of the yarns is of a different color than any of the other yarns, wherein the yarns have not been twisted, and wherein the yarns have not been heatset.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods for purifying aqueous waste streams from a pure terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing plant and recycling of the purified water back into the PTA plant. Specifically, provided is a process for treating an aqueous eluent stream generated by a pure plant mother liquor solvent extraction process by raising the pH of the aqueous stream with an alkali, filtering the adjusted stream; and contacting the filtered stream with a reverse osmosis unit to form a demineralized water stream. Raising the pH of the aqueous stream with an alkali converts the soluble metal salts to insoluble compounds, while also converting both soluble and insoluble organic acids to the corresponding acid salts. The filter can be a standard ultrafiltration membrane, which removes the insoluble metal compounds and other remaining insoluble components. The reverse osmosis unit removes organic acid salts, including sodium salts, while balancing the pH.
Abstract:
A polymer finisher assembly having a finisher nozzle includes a vessel including an outlet orifice and an inlet orifice. The finisher nozzle extends through the inlet orifice of the vessel. The finisher nozzle includes an isometric barrel extending between a nozzle inlet port and a nozzle outlet port. A separator helix is within the isometric barrel. The separator helix separates a mixed flow of steam and polymer fluid and directs steam toward a barrel inner perimeter and directs the polymer fluid separated from the steam toward a helix axis and the nozzle outlet port. The isometric barrel and the separator helix cooperate to confine spattering of polymer fluid separated from steam to the melt pool and isolate an inner vessel wall of the vessel from spattering.
Abstract:
The application relates to an improved polyamide strand formation unit that includes an improved strand die, as well as to methods of using such an improved polyamide strand formation unit.
Abstract:
This document describes biochemical pathways for producing pimelic acid, 7-aminoheptanoate, 7-hydroxyheptanoate, heptamethylenediamine, or 1,7-heptanediol by forming two terminal functional groups, comprised of carboxyl, amine or hydroxyl group, in a C7 aliphatic backbone substrate produced from chorismate or benzoate. These pathways, metabolic engineering and cultivation strategies described herein rely on the anaerobic benzoyl-CoA degradation pathway enzymes.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods useful in the industrial scale process for hydrocyanation of butadiene to adiponitrile for recycle of unwanted byproduct 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile (2M3BN) by conversion to process intermediate pentenenitrile. The invention provides a process for generating catalysts useful for carrying out the hydrocyanation of butadiene to adiponitrile, the process comprising contacting the 2M3BN and a solution of a nickel-ligand catalyst in cis-2-pentenenitrile (cis-2PN), trans-2-pentenenitrile (trans-2PN), or a mixture thereof. The improved methods of the invention can provide improved catalyst solubility for bidentate ligands without a requirement for a Lewis acid catalyst promoter such as zinc chloride to be present.